Coming hot on the heels of a sold-out event in Hamburg, Germany last weekend, UFC 204 which is set to take place in Manchester next month took a total of just six minutes to sell out after tickets went on general sale this morning.

UFC 204 will take place at the Manchester Arena and will feature Britain’s most successful UFC fighter, Michael “The Count” Bisping, defending his UFC middleweight world title in his own backyard against American MMA legend, Dan “Hendo” Henderson.

Bisping became the first British fighter to win a UFC title on June 4 at UFC 199, when he upset then champion Luke Rockhold on two weeks’ notice.

Just four months earlier, he beat one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Anderson Silva, in an incredible performance at London’s O2 Arena.

"With a stacked card and a UK champion in the main event, this really is a night of sporting action you can’t miss.

“Given the timings of the event we realise this wasn’t an easy event to commit to, so as tickets have sold at this incredible rate, we have to say thank you to everyone for their enthusiasm to be ‘Up all night for the fight!’.

"We can’t wait for the event and look forward to sharing the amazing experience with our fans.”